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Phenological growth stages of avocado (Persea americana) according to the BBCH scale by Alcaraz, M.L., Thorp, T.G., Hormaza, J.I.

“…•Precise standardized description of the different growth stages of avocado.•Useful codes to optimize comparison of data taken under different edaphoclimatic…”
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Increasing Productivity of Alternate Year Cropping Systems for ZESPRI® GOLD Kiwifruit (‘Hort16A’) by Thorp, T.G, Barnett, A.M

“…Alternate Year Cropping (AYC) is a string-assisted growing system that is used to crop a single row of vines over the combined pergola area of two rows, in…”
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What Are the Productivity Limits for ‘Hayward’ Kiwifruit? by Thorp, T.G, Barnett, A.M, Blattmann, P

“…In New Zealand, continued improvements in 'Hayward' kiwifruit orchard management have increased yields more than four-fold since 1975. Top performing orchards…”
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Titratable Acidity in Kiwifruit, a Comparison of Different Methods of Analysis by Marsh, K.B, Sullivan, M, Thorp, T.G

“…Kiwifruit vary in acid content between 0.6 and 1.5% and the acid-sugar balance is an important characteristic governing the consumer preference. It is a common…”
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‘Hort16A’ Fruit Beak End Softening and Shrivelling in California by Thorp, T.G, Clearwater, M.J, Barnett, A.M, Martin, P.J, Blattmann, P.J, Currie, M.B

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Effects of leader pruning on vine architecture, productivity and fruit quality in kiwifruit ( Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward) by Miller, S.A, Broom, F.D, Thorp, T.G, Barnett, A.M

“…The effects of two summer pruning strategies on vine architecture, fruit yield and quality were compared over three growing seasons. With ‘leader pruning’, all…”
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Pruning Height and Selective Limb Removal Affect Yield of Large 'Hass' Avocado Trees by Thorp, T.G, Stowell, B

“…Avocado ( Persea americana Mill. cv. Hass) trees were pruned over 3 years at either 4 or 6 m in height by removing or heading back selected limbs. Yields were…”
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Optimising vine management to increase yields and improve quality of Zespri ® SunGold kiwifruit ( Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis ‘Zesy002’) by Thorp, T.G., Barnett, A.M., Blattmann, M., Hedderley, D., Mayston, R.

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Improving the storage of ‘Hortgem Tahi’ kiwiberry fruit by Burdon, J., Billing, D., Pidakala, P., Barnett, A.M., Thorp, T.G.

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Carbohydrate and boron content of styles of ‘Hass’ avocado (Persea americana Mill.) flowers at anthesis can affect final fruit set by Boldingh, H.L., Alcaraz, M.L., Thorp, T.G., Minchin, P.E.H., Gould, N., Hormaza, J.I.

“…•New methods developed to quantify carbohydrate and boron in avocado styles.•Carbohydrates were higher in avocado styles from ovaries that successfully set…”
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Carbohydrate and boron content of styles of ‘Hass’ avocado (Persea americana Mill.) flowers at anthesis can affect final fruit set by Boldingh, H.L, M.L. Alcaraz, T.G. Thorp, P.E.H. Minchin, N. Gould, J.I. Hormaza

“…Avocado trees (Persea americana Mill.) invest heavily in flowering but fruit set percentage is unusually low, even after hand pollination. Our hypothesis was…”
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Vigor-controlling rootstocks affect early shoot growth and leaf area development of kiwifruit by Clearwater, M.J, Seleznyova, A.N, Thorp, T.G, Blattmann, P, Barnett, A.M, Lowe, R.G, Austin, P.T

“…Patterns of shoot development and the production of different types of shoots were compared with scion leaf area index (LAI) to identify how eight clonal…”
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Quantitative Analysis of Shoot Development and Branching Patterns in Actinidia by SELEZNYOVA, ALLA N., THORP, T. GRANT, BARNETT, ANDREW M., COSTES, EVELYNE

“…We developed a framework for the quantitative description of Actinidia vine architecture, classifying shoots into three types (short, medium and long)…”
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Application of architectural analysis ans AMAPmod methodology to study dwarfing phenomenon: the branch structure of 'Royal Gala' apple grafted on dwarfing and non-dwarfing rootstock/interstock combinations by Seleznyova, A.N., Thorp, T.G., White, M., Tustin, S., Costes, Evelyne E.

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DETERMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FRUIT NUTRIENT STATUS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PITTING IN KIWIFRUIT by Boyd, L.M., Ferguson, I.B., Thorp, T.G., De Silva, N., Mowat, A.D., Barnett, A.M.

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